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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 151, what does Caroline say looks like "porcupine quills" around Father's mouth?
(a) The frozen water in his beard.
(b) The bristles where his beard is getting long.
(c) His fingers where he is cradling his chin.
(d) His cracked and frostbitten skin.

2. When Caroline and Father leave the grocery store in Part Six, what does Caroline suggest they do?
(a) Get a motel room.
(b) Go back to the farm.
(c) Go back to Forest Park.
(d) Go back to the cabin in the mountains.

3. What is Caroline's first impression of Mr. Walters?
(a) That he is friendly.
(b) That he is nosy.
(c) That he is lonely.
(d) That he is suspicious.

4. In what city does Part Seven take place?
(a) Boise, Idaho.
(b) San Francisco, California.
(c) Seattle, Washington.
(d) Portland, Oregon.

5. What does Caroline tell people when they say something about her living in the park?
(a) She says that public parks belong to the public and she should be able to live there if she wants to.
(b) She says that she and Father live in a house and only camp in the park sometimes, for fun.
(c) She says that living in nature is a healthier way to live than living in the city.
(d) She says that Father was teaching her wilderness survival skills and that they were only in the park for a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the morning after their night at the hot spring, what does Father say when they see the river?

2. In Part Six, when Caroline goes inside to find Father hurt, what indication is there that he is not yet dead?

3. Where does Caroline say Father's monthly checks come from?

4. When Father does not want to work with tractors or trucks, what does Mr. Walter ask him?

5. Who are the people that Caroline encounters when she is on her way down the mountain in Part Six?

(see the answer key)

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